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dysgeusia

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dysgeusia /dys·geu·sia/ (-goo´zhah) parageusia.
dys·geu·sia (ds-gyzh, -j-)
n.
An impairment or dysfunction of the sense of taste.

Dysgeusia
Unpleasant alteration of taste sensation, often with a metallic taste.
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dysgeusia
[disgo̅o̅′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, dys + geusis, taste
an abnormal or impaired sense of taste.

dysgeusia
(disgyoo´zē),
n an abnormal or impaired sense of taste.

dysgeusia
Neurology A distortion or perversion of the sense of taste, impaired taste. See Taste.


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Furthermore, posterior transposition requires severing the chorda tympani and greater superficial petrosal nerves, which results in transient dysgeusia and an ipsilateral dry eye.
Roper says ongoing research into the details of flavor reception should ultimately prove helpful to people who suffer from dysgeusia -- a chronic taste-reception abnormality that can literally leave its sufferers with a bad taste in their mouths.
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